Gallery ofPsychedelic.Sketches&.Diary.Pagesby Hans Taeger- from the early 70's.

- each page has some
pro,
critical
and
general
quotes
concerning psychedelics, Buddhism, self-experience and wisdom

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Preface- This is a small selection of
my psychedelic sketches and diary pages from the early seventies, done
under the influence of lsd-25. They don't have any artistic value. But
at that time of my spiritual development they had a very special meaning
for me in clearing and freeing my mind, fighting through my various inner
masks and barriers, and opening doors towards magical tantric dimensions
of the higher self as best described in Tibetan Buddhism. In 1976 I slowly
finished my empirical psychedelic research which started in 1963, and switched
over to Tibetan meditation techniques. Between 1979-82 I crowned my spiritual
career so far by doing a 2 1/2 year meditation retreat under the guidance
of my teacher Tenga Tulku Rinpoche. But getting that far was only made
possible by working systematically through thousands of psychedelic self-experiences
and sailing in the wind of the golden and unique hippy era of the sixties.
Unfortunately I doubt very much that this could be repeated in the cooling
out era of our actual time, dominated by stress, materialism, hard drugs
and a marketed spirituality. But times change and I hope that humanity
will once be able to discover the true nature of mind and 'reality' be
it with or without the help of lsd-25. In the meantime we should increase
our efforts by using methods of meditation and at the same time help to
establish a wide range of psychedelic research centre's worldwide to further
explore the interrelations between mind-expanding drugs, religious experience
and the Buddhist world-view. The results so far show very clearly that
there are connections of this kind which can't be simply ignored. May wisdom
once rule the world.- I added also to all pages of
this little gallery some pro,
critical
and general
quotes from various researchers, spiritual teachers and practitioners.
Most quotes are cited from the Buddhist magazine 'Tricycle'
(5th anniversary special issue: Buddhism & Psychedelics, fall 1996).
This collection of quotes will be extended from time to time. Also some
personal reflections will follow.

...you
can take anything"There is a story that when the
Dalai Lama was asked if you could use drugs to attain enlightenment, he
said, "I sure hope so". And when Zen Master Seung Sahn was asked what he
thought about using drugs to help in the quest for self-knowledge he said:
"Yes, there are special medicines which, if taken with the proper attitude,
can facilitate self-realization". Then he added: "But if you have the proper
attitude, you can take anything - take a walk, or a bath." (Tricyle)

Results from a poll of the Buddhist magazine
'Tricycle' (autumn 96)"Number of responses: 1,454 (63%
from the magazine, 37% from the web). 89% said that they were engaged in
Buddhist practice. 83% said that they had taken psychedelics. Over 40%
said that their interests in Buddhism was sparked by psychedelics, with
percentages considerably higher for boomers than for twentysomethings.
24% said that they are currently taking psychedelics, with the highest
percentage for people over 50 and under 30. 41% said that psychedelics
and Buddhism do not mix OR: 59% said that psychedelics and Buddhism do
mix. The age group that expressed the most confidence in a healthy mix
was under 20. 71% believe that "psychedelics are not a path but they can
provide a glimpse of the reality to which Buddhist practice points." 58%
said that they would consider taking psychedelics in a sacred context.
(In the "under 20" category this percentage was 90 %)."
(read about this 'Tricycle' issue
/ order this issue)

... it depends"The use of drugs on its own does not necessarily lead
to enlightenment. Any group, ancient or modern, which confuses the use
of particular substances with sanctity itself is destined for disillusionment...
whether drugs lead to illumination or degradation depends on the spirit
in which one takes them." ~ George Andrews in a
footnote of his book 'Drugs and Magic'. (read
about this book / order
this book)